【推荐1】完形填空
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Just Do Something
The winter weather was icy cold and a strong wind blew heavily. I stopped behind several cars in a crossroad. Ahead of me a young woman stood alongside the street. To keep _____ she rubbed her bare hands; _____ ,she danced in place. Beside her rested a sign that_____ ”I have a baby and no food.”Obviously, she was _____ financially.
Homeless and unemployed people are a common_____ in many of our larger cities, and most motorists drive by without ________assistance. Maybe they've been taught that giving money may encourage them to ____a dependent lifestyle, or the ready cash may be used to purchase alcohol or another thing _____ the food. Like me, they may have been taught that one should give money to a local charity or a church, as these institutions can help those in ____ far more effectively.
As I waited for the light to _____,I felt conflicted about that young woman. Whether or not I should give money, she was obviously in need. And whether or not she actually had a baby really didn't seem to _____ I gave up ____ people's motives and analyzing their stories long ago.
What should I do? Give her money? What was the best?
I was wondering with these questions _____the window rolled down from the car in front of me. A hand _____ out holding a warm pair of gloves. The driver took her own gloves off and gave them to the poor woman. I saw the young woman mouth the words “Thank you" as a broad smile _____ up her face.
As I ____ ,somebody else acted. As I tried to decide the BEST way to ____, somebody else _____did what she could. As I did nothing, she did something.
I made myself a ____ that I'Il always do SOMETHING. Whether it is big or small, just do something. Something is almost always better than _____1.

A．warm

B．cool

C．healthy

D．calm

2.

A．however

B．meanwhile

C．instead

D．therefore

3.

A．wrote

B．marked

C．read

D．tied

4.

A．working

B．managing

C．operating

D．struggling

5.

A．sight

B．concern

C．idea

D．step

6.

A．receiving

B．offering

C．finding

D．rejecting

7.

A．change

B．quit

C．develop

D．explore

8.

A．more than

B．apart from

C．rather than

D．or rather

9.

A．surprise

B．return

C．doubt

D．demand

10.

A．turn

B．replace

C．fix

D．stop

11.

A．matter

B．affect

C．differ

D．happen

12.

A．answering

B．guessing

C．noticmg

D．expressing

13.

A．as

B．before

C．while

D．when

14.

A．reached

B．picked

C．sent

D．hroke

15.

A．turned

B．lit

C．set

D．swept

16.

A．helped

B．quarreled

C．hesitated

D．appeared

17.

A．obtain

B．operate

C．share

D．assist

18.

A．quickly

B．frequently

C．naturally

D．slowly

19.

A．promise

B．comment

C．choice

D．deal

20.

A．anything

B．something

C．nothing

D．everything

【推荐2】The best example of universally understood body language may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear down walls among _______.

I have organized and reorganized an _______ with the dentist for months. I also _______ it twice and called the day before to ensure all the paperwork would be ready for the x-rays.

Then I arrived. It wasn't _______ at all. The lady there even had no idea what I was talking about. 1 _______ felt my blood boil. I was getting so _______ .I didn't yell at her but I may as well have because the _______ I was talking to her was not nice. I spoke down to her like she was a child and incapable. It was not a good moment. The whole time she smiled and was _______ to me.

Only when everything was finally _______ was I nice. I sat down in the waiting area and ________ it all. How can I make it better? How can I make up for my ________ behavior a moment ago? I couldn't. I could gift her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more than that. It needed an honest ________ . And that is exactly what I gave.

I apologized for the way I had spoken to her and told her it was wrong of me. She accepted. Again with a hope. God help me be that woman who smiles and forgives so ________ .I don't get it right every time. I can be rude and when I am, I almost ________ myself for it. I am not that person, not anymore. Yet I continue to grow and continue to ________ . It's true that smile vanished my anger and opened a door to understanding.

1.

A．friends

B．strangers

C．patients

D．relatives

2.

A．interview

B．operation

C．experiment

D．appointment

3.

A．confirmed

B．arranged

C．discussed

D．admitted

4.

A．crowded

B．ready

C．open

D．busy

5.

A．mildly

B．roughly

C．privately

D．immediately

6.

A．mad

B．sad

C．humorous

D．curious

7.

A．habit

B．way

C．accent

D．tune

8.

A．rude

B．attached

C．friendly

D．devoted

9.

A．figured

B．added

C．made

D．sorted

10.

A．refiected on

B．worked at

C．called at

D．went through

11.

A．unnecessary

B．impolite

C．impossible

D．unfair

12.

A．comment

B．promise

C．apology

D．suggestion

13.

A．slowly

B．easily

C．frequently

D．tightly

14.

A．teach

B．forgive

C．hate

D．see

15.

A．expand

B．react

C．overcome

D．learn

【推荐1】The last thing Kim Powell－Woods wanted for her birthday was a newspaper story.But her day on Wednesday was just too _____ to ignore.Instead of a traditional celebration with gifts and a birthday _____，the woman wanted smiles.For her 35th birthday，she would do 35 acts of random kindness for _____．She thought of it for a couple weeks and sat down one afternoon and started making a list of things she could _____．

Her job—as a 911 operator—put her in _____ with people who were having very bad days.She wanted a _____ when she might help people have a _____ day.And，as a single mother of two，she _____ a lot about what it was like to be with all kinds of problems.So，she _____ to give people a little help.She started at 5 a．m.At a gas station，she ______ a woman，who was trying to sell some household things.She needed ______to buy gas to get to work in Momence.Kim paid for that gas.It would be part of the nearly $200 she would ______ Wednesday.

Kim made some sandwiches the night before and packed ______ for other surprised strangers.She gave them ______ at the bus stop at noon.She remembered what it was like to ride the bus and have no ______ for lunch.She bought some bus tokens for other folks.Other receivers ______ away with lottery tickets.She ______ dropped off gifts at the Gift of God homeless shelter.Her daughter told her about a student who ______ a lift at her school，so she took meals from McDonald's out there.The only difficulty she met was an attendant who ______ to make change for her.______Kim may have brought smiles to 35 faces，at least one woman wanted none of Kim's brand of goodwill.“I'll probably do this again，but I'll wait for a big one，like my 40th birthday，”she said.And she might get her laundromat change at a bank.

1.

A．strange

B．frightening

C．unusual

D．surprising

2.

A．gift

B．cake

C．meal

D．bag

3.

A．relatives

B．strangers

C．friends

D．workers

4.

A．offer

B．buy

C．sell

D．do

5.

A．touch

B．conflict

C．question

D．concern

6.

A．year

B．week

C．day

D．time

7.

A．bad

B．similar

C．good

D．same

8.

A．learned

B．forgot

C．knew

D．got

9.

A．asked

B．suggested

C．allowed

D．wanted

10.

A．helped

B．invited

C．visited

D．left

11.

A．traffic

B．money

C．people

D．paper

12.

A．cost

B．take

C．bring

D．spend

13.

A．lunches

B．dinners

C．cash

D．breakfasts

14.

A．in

B．up

C．off

D．away

15.

A．change

B．intension

C．plan

D．wish

16.

A．turned

B．walked

C．dashed

D．laughed

17.

A．also

B．even

C．so

D．however

18.

A．missed

B．lost

C．searched

D．needed

19.

A．tried

B．failed

C．refused

D．succeeded

20.

A．When

B．While

C．As

D．If

【推荐2】One winter nine years ago, I _______ at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles, preparing meals for people. There I met Albert, who said he liked my socks. “Want to see mine?” he asked, lifting his _______. He was bare foot. He said he had been hoping to get a pair but had never made it. I felt a _________feeling in my stomach.

The next day, after work, I went to buy socks — about $100 _______. That next morning, ___________my alarm for 5 a.m. and drove to the local park, a common destination for _______ people.

It was still dark out. I took out a bag of socks and _______a group of men, standing around a tree, _______with cold. When I handed each of them a pair of socks, they looked confused at first, _________________my motives (动机), but took them.

An hour later, I ________all the socks. Most people were sleeping. I felt like Santa. When they would wake up, they would find a very meaningful present .Every week I’ll hand out many socks. If I’m away for more than a week, I will bring socks with me and hand them out to the homeless in other states and countries.

In the past years, this has become my habit. It’s __________, I suppose, and it’s incredibly ________to help make some people’s ________ a little bit easier. Part of me hopes to see Albert out there, but ________, I don’t, I’d like to think one of the pairs will ________him.

1.

A．challenged

B．volunteered

C．researched

D．calculated

2.

A．leg

B．arm

C．hand

D．head

3.

A．magical

B．sinking

C．comforting

D．frightening

4.

A．money

B．worth

C．value

D．worthy

5.

A．made

B．placed

C．set

D．fixed

6.

A．merciless

B．sleepless

C．jobless

D．homeless

7.

A．signaled to

B．shouted at

C．headed for

D．waved at

8.

A．trembling

B．clapping

C．jumping

D．sleeping

9.

A．proving

B．inquiring

C．demanding

D．questioning

10.

A．took off

B．took out

C．gave off

D．gave out

11.

A．detective

B．impressive

C．addictive

D．sensitive

12.

A．satisfying

B．embarrassing

C．amazing

D．entertaining

13.

A．winter

B．lives

C．families

D．difficulties

14.

A．unless

B．until

C．even if

D．as if

15.

A．suit

B．fit

C．match

D．find

【推荐3】Hidden in Chicago train station was an unassuming coffee shop-Pilot Pete. But what's going on there is much _______ just your average cup of Joe.

Peter Thomas, the owner, _______ "Coffee With a Purpose" years ago, collecting and handing out coats and other necessities to help the homeless _______ the tough Midwest winters. The _______ came to him when he was trying to find way to _______ to the community as well as get others to take part.

This year, Thomas and his stuff _______ the command center from the back of about an 8-meter moving truck, and it made a total of six _______ throughout Chicago. They made 40 gallons of coffee for the cause. The hot coffee was donated from three other businesses _______ to do their part.

At each stop, Thomas _______ people up to "shop" free of charge. With the added ________ of COVID-19, there were more people in need than ever this time around, because all the shelters were ________. But what they are trying to achieve goes ________ handing out clothing and coffee. Thomas says building a human ________ with the homeless is a necessary factor in their giving activities. Making donations one-on-one makes it feel more real. ________, with the homeless, they treat everyone equal.

Since a hot cup of coffee mixed with the milk of human ________ belongs on everybody's menu, here' s hoping Thomas will continue serving his special brand of hospitality（好客）for years to come.

1.

A．more than

B．less than

C．rather than

D．other than

2.

A．called

B．started

C．reserved

D．defended

3.

A．enjoy

B．end

C．brave

D．cure

4.

A．puzzle

B．case

C．idea

D．phenomenon

5.

A．give back

B．call back

C．win back

D．fight back

6.

A．removed

B．equipped

C．attempted

D．managed

7.

A．changes

B．shops

C．branches

D．stops

8.

A．curious

B．eager

C．addicted

D．forced

9.

A．invited

B．ordered

C．positioned

D．surrounded

10.

A．impact

B．effort

C．quality

D．satisfaction

11.

A．set up

B．locked down

C．joined together

D．swept away

12.

A．after

B．for

C．against

D．beyond

13.

A．shelter

B．stage

C．religion

D．connection

14.

A．However

B．Moreover

C．Gradually

D．Similarly

15.

A．happiness

B．patience

C．kindness

D．gratitude

【推荐1】It was the first night of a tiring seven-day 250km race across the Gobi Desert a year. Mr. Leonard ________ a little dog going around his camp trying to ________ herself.

“Cute, but I’m not giving you any,” Leonard thought. Like all ________, he had packed just enough for the whole ________. He’d been running competitively for three years, and he had a ________ to win.

The next day, at the starting line, the dog ________ him again. He waved her away, and________ she might be stepped on by the runners. ________, the dog followed him all the way until the day’s race ________. That night the dog snuggled (依偎) up to Leonard and even ________ to get a little food from him. By then, he was determined to ________ her Gobi.

The pair went on to finish the seven-day race, with Gobi ________ a distance of 125km on her own, and winning Leonard over, enough for him to make a ________ —he would take her home to Edinburgh. “Seeing Gobi on the race ________ my attitude to things. It made me think more about stopping and helping her, ________ just focusing on winning,” said Leonard, who finished second. “It also made my running more ________, giving me a lot of pleasure.”

As Leonard was preparing to get Gobi home, she was ________. With a group of 20 local volunteers coming to his ________, he finally found her. After that, Leonard never let Gobi out of his ________. Now Gobi’s favorite activity is running, and she ________ does at least 8km a day with Leonard up the hills.

1.

A．recognized

B．spotted

C．adopted

D．treated

2.

A．accommodate

B．water

C．feed

D．entertain

3.

A．competitors

B．climbers

C．explorers

D．hikers

4.

A．month

B．camp

C．day

D．course

5.

A．habit

B．desire

C．right

D．tendency

6.

A．bothered

B．stopped

C．welcomed

D．approached

7.

A．confused

B．worried

C．ashamed

D．astonished

8.

A．Therefore

B．Meanwhile

C．However

D．Otherwise

9.

A．ended up

B．got down

C．kicked off

D．came along

10.

A．refused

B．managed

C．afforded

D．prevented

11.

A．give

B．award

C．name

D．show

12.

A．extending

B．setting

C．keeping

D．covering

13.

A．decision

B．choice

C．comment

D．difference

14.

A．advocated

B．changed

C．challenged

D．acknowledged

15.

A．rather than

B．but for

C．regardless of

D．ahead of

16.

A．impressive

B．painful

C．enjoyable

D．extraordinary

17.

A．dead

B．sick

C．injured

D．missing

18.

A．rescue

B．assistance

C．mind

D．defense

19.

A．sight

B．way

C．hand

D．reach

20.

A．hardly

B．luckily

C．routinely

D．occasionally

【推荐1】When I was younger, I was very sporty. My dad is a runner who greatly _________ me. My great hobby between the ages 11 and 14 was cross-country _______. However, when my family _______, my new school didn’t pay attention to sports, and had no after-school activities like football or running.

Over the next few years, I _______ exercising except during P. E. lessons at school. I was _______ that I could eat what I wanted and didn’t put on any weight, so it looked like I was healthy, but in reality I was very _______.

When I started university, I decided that I would try and get fit, but by then I was worried about_______ myself in front of other people. I considered _______ running again, yet my housemate tried to practice yoga, so my New Year’s _______ was delayed.

Finally, one of my friends________ a swimming pool close to my house that she had gone to a few times. Now, I love ________, and I find doing laps in the pool very relaxing. Experts say everyone should do 30 minutes of proper ________ every day, so I’m starting with an hour three times a week and ________ every day. I hope that I will soon start to feel the ________ of regular exercise. In the long term, I know it will be very good for me, and ________ all sorts of health problems that often occur in later life.

1.

A．understood

B．created

C．discouraged

D．influenced

2.

A．skiing

B．jogging

C．running

D．driving

3.

A．collected

B．moved

C．saved

D．travelled

4.

A．tried

B．stopped

C．enjoyed

D．risked

5.

A．obvious

B．rich

C．lucky

D．nervous

6.

A．unusual

B．unlucky

C．unconscious

D．unfit

7.

A．helping

B．introducing

C．embarrassing

D．teaching

8.

A．taking in

B．holding up

C．taking up

D．turning out

9.

A．resolution

B．present

C．party

D．welcome

10.

A．saw

B．ran

C．met

D．recommended

11.

A．swimming

B．running

C．boating

D．touring

12.

A．place

B．way

C．exercise

D．light

13.

A．getting up

B．building up

C．putting up

D．making up

14.

A．actions

B．hobbies

C．glasses

D．benefits

15.

A．prevent

B．suffer

C．treat

D．show

【推荐2】Years ago, a neighbour kid kicked a football and broke a small _______ of our house. We were a family living on a small _______ at the time, so I boarded it up, thinking I’d get to it someday.

Over the years, I’d sometimes ask some advice from window companies. The plan was to upgrade to energy-efficient windows for the whole house, an _______ process—$ 15, 000. It was simply out of _______ and I turned it down again.

_______, the thought of that window ate at me for years. Every time I went down there, it kept _______ me. I knew I needed to deal with it, but I had built up the _______ so much in my mind that I put it off again and again.

Then my wife had a job _______, and we needed to move. A _______ buyer couldn’t get a loan on the house if there was a ________ window. So I pulled off the boards to face this thing. It had already been for at least 5 years.

I used some rust (锈) remover, sprayed all around the rusted frame, and gave it a ________ pull. To my ________, it easily moved. I pulled the window out and took it downtown. It was a 12 fix.

I could have fixed the problem for 12 the ________ day when it happened. But I let it worry me for years. ________, this isn’t just about my window. Many of us tend to live with broken windows of one type or another for years. We suffer more in ________ than in reality. Step forward, and you’ll find a solution.

1.

A．roof

B．window

C．door

D．curtain

2.

A．salary

B．fame

C．passion

D．chance

3.

A．accessible

B．official

C．expensive

D．energetic

4.

A．order

B．balance

C．breath

D．reach

5.

A．Therefore

B．Besides

C．However

D．Instead

6.

A．replying

B．troubling

C．driving

D．reporting

7.

A．difficulty

B．confidence

C．joy

D．harm

8.

A．change

B．interest

C．habit

D．journey

9.

A．polite

B．weak

C．strange

D．potential

10.

A．defeated

B．fitted

C．broken

D．cured

11.

A．lazy

B．strong

C．familiar

D．strange

12.

A．disappointment

B．embarrassment

C．astonishment

D．encouragement

13.

A．same

B．different

C．early

D．new

14.

A．Frequently

B．Actually

C．Consequently

D．Unexpectedly

15.

A．experiment

B．discussion

C．reaction

D．imagination

【推荐3】My Chinese speaking experience

It’s one thing to learn a language, but it’s quite another when you finally get to use it.

On the _________from Venice to Paris, a group of girls sat around me. I realized that they were speaking Chinese, but at first I didn’t feel _________starting a conversation with the strangers next to me. If it didn’t _________well, I’d be stuck next to them for the rest of the flight.

As the food cart began to make its way down the aisle (过道)towards us, I finally found my _________. I _________to the girl to my left and asked, “Will you be having lunch?” in Chinese. She _________ her head and asked me in English, “You speak Chinese?” I _________ again in Chinese, “A little bit.” She nodded again and then returned to her magazine, _________ my effort to communicate with her.

Another time, at a dinner I sat next to a man who I knew spoke Chinese. I told him that I was learning Chinese, but could only _________ a little. When __________ me use the language, he suddenly began to speak __________ in Chinese. I didn’t catch him at all. I felt somewhat __________. I never __________ the chance to continue because the conversation returned to __________ as other people speaking English joined the table.

All in all, my experience has __________ me that I still have a long way to go in using Chinese.

1.

A．subway

B．train

C．plane

D．boat

2.

A．satisfied

B．lucky

C．happy

D．comfortable

3.

A．go

B．fit

C．feel

D．do

4.

A．ticket

B．seat

C．way

D．chance

5.

A．promised

B．turned

C．led

D．referred

6.

A．lowered

B．nodded

C．uplifted

D．shook

7.

A．agreed

B．stressed

C．tried

D．delivered

8.

A．ending

B．making

C．focusing

D．increasing

9.

A．say

B．hear

C．learn

D．speak

10.

A．letting

B．seeing

C．hearing

D．helping

11.

A．quickly

B．gently

C．calmly

D．loudly

12.

A．satisfied

B．embarrassed

C．excited

D．interested

13.

A．got

B．missed

C．exchanged

D．gave

14.

A．Chinese

B．French

C．English

D．Italian

15.

A．requested

B．left

C．regarded

D．taught